He added: "We know where we are. The lads have to decide: do we want to stay in the Premier League, as a player or as a manager or a club?

"We have an opportunity even though it looks bleak at the minute. We are 1/4 now [with the bookmakers]. So, they have already thrown us away to the wolves.

"We have three out of four home games this month, which are vital. We have to get points in those games to get us up that table and put us back in the pack, because there are quite a lot of teams struggling this season.

"We've had opportunities to get a lot more points that we have. But we have to grasp that opportunity now. We can't keep saying the same story."